by Janet Efere | Feb 6, 2016 | entrepreneurs, marketing, sales tips, sales training, Training
Do you use a sales funnel? Do you even know what a sales funnel is? Perhaps you have heard the term ‘sales pipeline’ – well they are pretty much the same thing. In my view, they are one of the most effective tools you can use to help you win more...
by Janet Efere | Jan 16, 2016 | customers, sales tips, Training
Why you need to understand procurement professionals better. Have you ever really sat down and thought about some of the pressures your customers are facing, particularly if a key part of their job involves the procurement function? Come to that, do you treat them...
by Janet Efere | Jan 9, 2016 | entrepreneurs, marketing, sales tips, sales training
What’s on my selling wish list for 2016? Why not dream for a bit? I may be a sales trainer, but I still need to sell, so if I was in ‘sales heaven’ and I could have whatever I wanted, I think this little list would cover it: 1. No one will ever ask...
by Janet Efere | Jan 4, 2016 | marketing, sales tips, sales training
How to massively improve your sales conversionsThis is such an easy thing to do, but so few people do it. What am I talking about? Following up. ‘80% of sales require 5 follow up calls after the meeting. 44% of salespeople give up after 1 call.’ Source:...
by Janet Efere | Dec 15, 2015 | entrepreneurs, marketing, sales tips, sales training
How to keep selling during the holidaysI’m going to keep this brief (because I bet you’re sandwiched inbetween buying presents, going to parties and watching school nativities right now!). However, the fact remains that for a lot of businesses (retail...
by Janet Efere | Dec 5, 2015 | customers, entrepreneurs, negotiation, sales tips, Training
Make it super easy for your customers to say ‘Yes’ Is it possible that you’ve been making things too complicated for your customers? If so, you might be stopping them from buying. That’s because all of us humans like easy decisions rather than...